Prof. Dr. Saim Memon

PhD, CEng, FHEA, MSc, BEng(Hons), PGC-TQFE, GTCS, MIET, MIEEE, MInstP, MCMI, IBPSA, APCBEES, MPEC

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VACUUM INSULATION & SMART WINDOWS FOR NET ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS

MEMON, S. 2022. THE SCOPE OF ADVANCED SMART VACUUM INSULATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR NET-ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS, IN: SAYIGH, A. (EDS) SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION. INNOVATIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY. SPRINGER, CHAM, DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/978-3-030-76221-6 EBOOK ISBN: 978-3-030-76221-6.

HIRVONEN, E., KATSURA, T., MIYATA, T., MEMON, S., RADWAN, A., NAGANO, K. 2023. EVALUATION OF CORE MATERIAL IN STRUCTURED-CORE TRANSPARENT VACUUM INSULATION PANELS FOR WINDOWS: NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS, IEEE, PP. 352-358, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1109/CPESE59653.2023.10303269

KATSURA, T., MIYATA, T., MEMON, S., RADWAN, A., NAGANO, K. 2023. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF EVACUATION PRESSURE AND GAS FLOW RATE IN STRUCTURED-CORE TRANSPARENT VACUUM INSULATION PANELS. ENERGY REPORTS, 9 (1), 1071-1078, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.EGYR.2022.12.035

MEMON, S., DAWSON, R., SAID, Z., HOSEINZADEH, S., SOHANI, A., RADWAN, A., KATSURA, T. 2021. DAYLIGHTING, ARTIFICIAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING, SOLAR HEAT GAIN, AND SPACE-HEATING ENERGY PERFORMANCE ANALYSES OF ELECTROCHROMIC ARGON GAS-FILLED SMART WINDOWS RETROFITTED TO THE BUILDING. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLAR THERMAL VACUUM ENGINEERING, 3(1), 50–72. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37934/STVE.3.1.5072.

KATSURA, T., OHARA, T., KAMADA, T., NAGANO, K., MEMON, S. 2021. ANALYSIS OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENT AND INSULATION PERFORMANCE OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSE WITH DOUBLE ENVELOPE VACUUM INSULATION PANELS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLAR THERMAL VACUUM ENGINEERING, 3(1), 15–28. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37934/STVE.3.1.1528

RADWAN, A., KATSURA, T., MEMON, S., SERAGELDIN, AA., NAKAMURA, M., NAGANO, K. 2020. THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCES OF SEMI-TRANSPARENT PHOTOVOLTAIC GLAZING INTEGRATED WITH TRANSLUCENT VACUUM INSULATION PANEL AND VACUUM GLAZING, ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, 215, 112920. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.ENCONMAN.2020.112920

KATSURA, T., ITO, H., KOMURO, K., NAGANO, K., MEMON. S. 2021. ANALYSIS OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF NET-ZERO ENERGY BUILDING WITH VACUUM GLAZED WINDOWS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLAR THERMAL VACUUM ENGINEERING, 3(1), 1–14. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37934/STVE.3.1.114

MEMON, S., EAMES, P.C. 2020. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEAD-FREE GLASS-METALLIC VACUUM MATERIALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF SMART FUSION EDGE-SEALED VACUUM GLAZING, ENERGY AND BUILDINGS. 227, 110430, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.ENBUILD.2020.110430

RADWAN, A., KATSURA, T., MEMON, S., ABO-ZAHHAD, E. M., ABDELREHM, O., SERAGELDIN, A. A., ELMARGHANY, M., KHATER, A., NAGANO, K. 2020. DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW VACUUM-BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL COLLECTOR, THERMAL AND EXERGY ANALYSES. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS, ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1039/D0SE01102A

FANG, Y., MEMON, S., PENG, J., TYRER, M. 2020. SOLAR THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF TWO INNOVATIVE CONFIGURATIONS OF AIR VACUUM LAYERED TRIPLE GLAZED WINDOWS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, 150, PP. 167-175. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.RENENE.2019.12.115

KATSURA, T., MEMON, S., RADWAN, A., NAKAMURA, M., NAGANO, K. 2020. THERMAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A NEW STRUCTURED-CORE TRANSLUCENT VACUUM INSULATION PANEL IN COMPARISON TO VACUUM GLAZING: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICALLY VALIDATED ANALYSES. SOLAR ENERGY, 199, PP. 326-346. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.SOLENER.2020.02.030

AHMED, M. M. S., RADWAN, A., SERAGELDIN, A. A., MEMON, S., KATSURA, T., NAGANO, K. 2020. THERMAL ANALYSIS OF A NEW SLIDING SMART WINDOW INTEGRATED WITH VACUUM INSULATION, PHOTOVOLTAIC, AND PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL. SUSTAINABILITY. 12(19), P. 7846. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/SU12197846

MEMON, S., FANG, Y., ABO-ZAHHAD, E. M., ABDELREHIM, O., ELMARGHANY, M. R., MEMON, AR, ZHANG, S., DARKO, A. 2020. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS OF VACUUM GLAZED SMART WINDOWS TO NET ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLAR THERMAL VACUUM ENGINEERING, 2, 1, PP. 1-12. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37934/STVE.2.1.118 ISSN ONLINE (2716-6953).

MEMON, S., FANG, Y., EAMES, P. C. 2019. THE INFLUENCE OF LOW-TEMPERATURE SURFACE INDUCTION ON EVACUATION, PUMP-OUT HOLE SEALING AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF COMPOSITE EDGE-SEALED VACUUM INSULATED GLAZING. RENEWABLE ENERGY, 135, PP. 450-464. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.RENENE.2018.12.025

MEMON, S., FARUKH, F., KANDAN, K. 2018. EFFECT OF CAVITY VACUUM PRESSURE DIMINUTION ON THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF TRIPLE VACUUM GLAZING. APPLIED SCIENCES. 2018, 8(9), P. 1705. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/APP8091705

MEMON, S. 2017. EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENT OF HERMETIC EDGE SEAL'S THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY FOR THE THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE PREDICTION OF TRIPLE VACUUM GLAZING, CASE STUDIES IN THERMAL ENGINEERING, 10, PP. 169-178. ISSN 2214-157X. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.CSITE.2017.06.002

MEMON, S AND EAMES, P. C. 2017. PREDICTING THE SOLAR ENERGY AND SPACE-HEATING ENERGY PERFORMANCE FOR SOLD-WALL DETACHED HOUSE RETROFITTED WITH THE COMPOSITE EDGE-SEALED TRIPLE VACUUM GLAZING. ENERGY PROCEDIA, 122, PP. 565-570. ISSN 1876-6102. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.EGYPRO.2017.07.419

MEMON, S., FARUKH, F., EAMES, P. C., SILBERSCHMIDT, V. V. 2015. A NEW LOW-TEMPERATURE HERMETIC COMPOSITE EDGE SEAL FOR THE FABRICATION OF TRIPLE VACUUM GLAZING. VACUUM, 120, PP. 73-82. ISSN 0042-207X. DOI: HTTP://DX.DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.VACUUM.2015.06.024

MEMON, S. 2014. ANALYSING THE POTENTIAL OF RETROFITTING ULTRA-LOW HEAT LOSS TRIPLE VACUUM GLAZED WINDOWS TO AN EXISTING UK SOLID WALL DWELLING. INT. JOURNAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, 3(3), 161-174. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.14710/IJRED.3.3.161-174

ELECTRIC VEHICLE, THERMAL MANAGEMENT, FAST CHARGING & ENERGY STORAGE

MAKEEN, P., GHALI, H., MEMON, S., DUAN, F. 2022. IMPACTS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE FAST CHARGING UNDER DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICALLY VALIDATED MODEL ANALYSES. ENERGY, 261, PART B, 125335, ELSEVIER. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.ENERGY.2022.125335

MAKEEN, P., GHALI, H., MEMON, S., DUAN, F. 2023. ELECTRIC VEHICLES LITHIUM-POLYMER ION BATTERY DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR CHARGING IDENTIFICATION AND MODELLING SCHEME. JOURNAL OF DYNAMICS, MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37965/JDMD.2023.398

MAKEEN, P., GHALI, H., MEMON, S., DUAN, F. 2023. INSIGHTFUL ELECTRIC VEHICLE UTILITY GRID AGGREGATOR METHODOLOGY BASED ON THE G2V AND V2G TECHNOLOGIES. SUSTAINABILITY, 15 (2), 1283, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/SU15021283

MAKEEN, P., GHALI, H., MEMON, S., DUAN, F. 2022. SMART TECHNO-ECONOMIC OPERATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION IN EGYPT. ENERGY, 264, 126151, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.ENERGY.2022.126151

ELKASRAWY, M. A., MAKEEN, P., ABDELLATIF, S., MEMON, S., GHALI, H. A. 2022. INVESTIGATING THE UTILITY OF WATER CYCLE OPTIMIZATION AND NON-LINEAR PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE STATIONS SMART PLANNING. IETE JOURNAL OF RESEARCH, TAYLOR & FRANCIS. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1080/03772063.2022.2114948

MAKEEN, P., GHALI, H.A., MEMON, S., 2022. A REVIEW OF VARIOUS FAST CHARGING POWER AND THERMAL PROTOCOLS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES REPRESENTED BY LITHIUM-ION BATTERY SYSTEMS. FUTURE TRANSPORTATION, 2(1), 281-299. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/FUTURETRANSP2010015

MAKEEN, P., GHALI, H., MEMON, S. 2022. THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF A NEW INTELLIGENT CHARGING CONTROLLER FOR OFF-BOARD ELECTRIC VEHICLES USING PV STANDALONE SYSTEM REPRESENTED BY A SMALL-SCALE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY. SUSTAINABILITY, 14, 7396. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/SU14127396

MAKEEN, P., ELKASRAWY, MA., ABDULLATIF, SO., MEMON, S., GHALI, H. 2021. SMART GREEN CHARGING SCHEME OF CENTRALIZED ELECTRIC VEHICLE STATIONS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GREEN ENERGY, TAYLOR & FRANCIS. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1080/15435075.2021.1947822

MAKEEN, P., GHALI, H. A., MEMON, S. 2021. CONTROLLABLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FAST CHARGING APPROACH BASED ON MULTI-STAGE CHARGING CURRENT METHODOLOGY, IEEE, 2020 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POWER AND ENERGY (PECON), POWER ELECTRONICS AND APPLICATIONS, PENANG, MALAYSIA. PP. 398-403. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1109/PECON48942.2020.9314471

MAKEEN, P., GHALI, H., MEMON, S. 2020. EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FAST CHARGING POLYMER LITHIUM-ION BATTERY BASED ON CUCKOO OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM (COA), IEEE ACCESS, 8, PP. 140486-140496 DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3012913

SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS

RADWAN, A., ABO-ZAHHAD, E.M., EL-SHARKAWY, I.I., SAID, Z., ABDELREHIM, O., MEMON, S., CHENG, P. AND SOLIMAN, A.S., 2024. THERMAL ANALYSIS OF A BIFACIAL VACUUM-BASED SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR. ENERGY, 294, P.130748., HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.ENERGY.2024.130748

ABO-ZAHHAD, E. M., MEMON, S., RADWAN, A., ABDELREHIM, O., ELMARGHANY, M. R., KHATER, A., GHENAI, C. 2022. A NEW FUSION-EDGE SEALED VACUUM FOR CONCENTRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL SOLAR COLLECTOR IN COMPARISON TO A CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM. 102003.  CASE STUDIES IN THERMAL ENGINEERING. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.CSITE.2022.102003

GILANI, H. A., HOSEINZADEH, S., ESMAEILION, F., MEMON, S., AHMADI, A., ASSAD, M. E. H. 2022. SOLAR THERMAL DRIVEN ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE HEAT PUMP INTEGRATED VARIABLE-REFRIGERANT-FLOW AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM EMPLOYED IN SUBTROPICAL MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATIC BUILDING. ENERGY. 123819, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.ENERGY.2022.123819

ABO-ZAHHAD, E. M., OOKAWARA, S., RADWAN, A., MEMON, S., EL-KADY, M. F., EL-SHAZLY, A. H. 2021. FLOW BOILING IN A FOUR-COMPARTMENT HEAT SINK FOR HIGH HEAT FLUX COOLING: A PARAMETRIC STUDY. ENERGY CONVERSION & MANAGEMENT, 230, 113778. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.ENCONMAN.2020.113778

SOHANI, A., SHAHVERDIAN, M.H., SAYYAADI, H., HOSEINZADEH, S., MEMON, S., PIRAS, G., GARCIA, D.A. 2021. ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSES ON SEASONAL COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF WATER FLOW COOLING FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF MONOCRYSTALLINE PV MODULE IN HOT-ARID CLIMATE. SUSTAINABILITY. 13 (11), P. 6084. ISSN 2071-1050. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/SU13116084

TJAHJONO, T., EHYAEI, M. A., AHMADI, A., HOSEINZADEH, S., MEMON, S. 2021. THERMO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ON INTEGRATED CO2, ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES AND NACLO PLANT USING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS. ENERGIES. 14(10), P. 2849. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/EN14102849

RADWAN, A., KATSURA, T., MEMON, S., ABO-ZAHHAD, EM., SERAGELDIN, AA., NAGANO, K. 2020. ANALYSIS OF A VACUUM-BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL COLLECTOR, ENERGY REPORTS, 6, 9, PP. 236-242. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.EGYR.2020.11.255

MEMON, S., KATSURA, T., RADWAN, A., ZHANG, S., SERAGELDIN, AA. ABO-ZAHHAD, EM., SERGEY, S., MEMON, AR., KHAN, SW., YANG, S., JAMA, HH., HOSEINZADEH, S., SARA, ID., FANG, Y., DANILEVSKI, L., ISAEV, R., KIANI, A. 2020. MODERN EMINENCE AND CONCISE CRITIQUE OF SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY AND VACUUM INSULATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE LOW-CARBON INFRASTRUCTURE, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLAR THERMAL VACUUM ENGINEERING, 1, 1, PP. 52-71. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37934/STVE.1.1.5271 ISSN ONLINE (2716-6953).

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS & THIN FILMS

SIVARAJ, S., RATHANSAMY, R., KALIYANNAN, G. V., PANCHAL, H., ALRUBAIE5, J.A., JABER, M. M., SAID, Z., MEMON, S. 2022. A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON CURRENT PERFORMANCE, CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS IN THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS. ENERGIES. 15(22): 8688. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/EN15228688

AHMADPAR, M., HOSEINZADEH, S., NAKHAEI, F., MEMON, S. 2021. EXPERIMENTAL MODAL ANALYSIS OF DISTINGUISHING MICROSTRUCTURAL VARIATIONS IN CARBON STEEL SA516 BY APPLIED HEAT TREATMENTS, NATURAL FREQUENCIES AND DAMPING COEFFICIENTS. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE. SPRINGER. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/S11665-021-06125-0

ASGARY, S., VAGHRI, E., DAEMI, M., ESMAILI, P., RAMEZANI, A. H., VAGHRI, E., MEMON, S., HOSEINZADEH, S. 2021. MAGNETRON SPUTTERING TECHNIQUE FOR ANALYZING THE INFLUENCE OF RF SPUTTERING POWER ON MICROSTRUCTURAL SURFACE MORPHOLOGY OF ALUMINUM THIN FILMS DEPOSITED ON SIO2/SI SUBSTRATES, APPLIED PHYSICS A, 127, 752, SPRINGER. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/S00339-021-04892-0

RAMEZANI, A. H., HOSEINZADEH, S., EBRAHIMINEJAD, Z., SANGASHEKAN, M., MEMON, S. 2021. MICROSTRUCTURAL AND ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAY ANALYSES ON ARGON ION IMPLANTATIONS IN TANTALUM THIN FILMS FOR MICROELECTRONIC SUBSTRATES. ELECTRONICS, 10(23), 2941. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/ELECTRONICS10232941

ZHANG, S., KONG, M., MIAO, H., MEMON, S., ZHANG, Y., LIU, S. 2020. TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE AND STRESS FIELDS ON BONDING SMALL GLASS PIECES TO SOLDER GLASS BY LASER WELDING: NUMERICAL MODELLING AND EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION. SOLAR ENERGY, 209, PP. 350-362. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.SOLENER.2020.09.014

HONG, M., ZHANG, L., SIXING, L., ZHANG, S., MEMON, S., BI, Z. 2020. LASER SEALING FOR VACUUM PLATE GLASS WITH PBO-TIO2-SIO2-RXOY SOLDER. SUSTAINABILITY, 12, P. 3118. ISSN 2071-1050. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/SU12083118

ZHANG, S., KONG, M., MEMON, S., MIAO, H., ZHANG, Y., LIU, S. 2020. THERMAL ANALYSIS OF A NEW NEUTRON SHIELDING VACUUM MULTIPLE GLASS. SUSTAINABILITY, 12, P. 3083. ISSN 2071-1050. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/SU12083083

ABO-ZAHHAD, E. M., HAMMAD, AS., RADWAN, A., MEMON, S., EL-SHAZLY, AH., EL-KADY, MF. 2020. DYE REMOVAL WITH MAGNETIC GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITE THROUGH MICRO REACTORS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLAR THERMAL VACUUM ENGINEERING, 2, 1, PP. 79-94. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37934/STVE.2.1.7994 ISSN ONLINE (2716-6953).

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

ABO-KHALIL, A. G., EL-SHARKAWY, I. I., RADWAN, A., MEMON, S. 2023. AN INFLUENCE OF HYBRID MPPT TECHNIQUE SA-P&O ON PV SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE UNDER PARTIAL SHADING CONDITIONS. ENERGIES, 16(2), 577. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/EN16020577

ROBERTS, F., WHITE, M., MEMON, S., HE, B-J., YANG, S. 2023. THE APPLICATION OF HUMAN-CENTRIC LIGHTING IN RESPONSE TO WORKING FROM HOME POST-COVID-19. BUILDINGS. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/BUILDINGS13102532

SAID, Z., SHARMA, P., MEMON, S., ELAVARASAN, R. M., KHALID, M. 2022. COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF AI-BASED INTELLIGENT GEP AND ANFIS FOR MODEL PREDICTION OF THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FE3O4 COATED MWCNT HYBRID NANOFLUIDS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH, WILEY. PP 1-16. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1002/ER.8010

RAZMJOO, A., GANDOMI, A., MAHLOOJI, M., ASTIASO GARCIA, D., MIRJALILI, S., REZVANI, A., AHMADZADEH, S. AND MEMON, S., 2022. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE POLICIES AND CRUCIAL SECTORS OF SMART CITIES BASED ON IOT APPLICATION. APPLIED SCIENCES, 12(5), P. 2672. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/APP12052672

BENSAFI, M., AMEUR, H., KAID, N., HOSEINZADEH, S., MEMON, S., GARCIA, D. A. 2021. THERMOPHYSICS ANALYSIS OF OFFICE BUILDINGS WITH A TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY COUPLING STRATEGY UNDER HOT-ARID CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS, SPRINGER, 42 (118). DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/S10765-021-02858-1

RAZMJOO, A., NEZHAD, M. M., KAIGUTHA, L. G., MARZBAND, M., MIRIJALILI, S., PAZHOOHESH, M., MEMON, S., ALIEHYAEI, M., PIRAS, G. 2021. INVESTIGATING SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT BASED ON GREEN BUILDINGS, ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND FEASIBLE INDICATORS. SUSTAINABILITY, 13 (14), P. 7808. ISSN 2071-1050. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/SU13147808

KHAN, A., MEMON, S., SAID, Z. 2021. PREDICTIVE PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR BASED SMALL-SCALE WIND ENERGY SYSTEM AT DYNAMIC WIND SPEED ANALYSIS FOR RESIDENTIAL NET-ZERO ENERGY BUILDING. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLAR THERMAL VACUUM ENGINEERING, 3(1), 29–49. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37934/STVE.3.1.2949

ALAYI, R., ZISHAN, F., MOHKAM, M., HOSEINZADEH, S., MEMON, S., GARCIA, D. A. 2021. A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DISTRIBUTION CONFIGURATION FOR MICROGRID INTEGRATED TO THE NATIONAL GRID USING BACK-TO-BACK CONVERTERS IN RENEWABLE POWER SYSTEM. ELECTRONICS. 10 (15), P. 1826. ISSN 2079-9292. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/ELECTRONICS10151826

MEMON, S., NEMERA, GO., NWOKEJI, TI. 2020. MANIFESTATIONS OF CARBON CAPTURE-STORAGE AND AMBIVALENCE OF QUANTUM-DOT & ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS: AN INDISPENSABLE ABRIDGED REVIEW, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLAR THERMAL VACUUM ENGINEERING, 2, 1, PP. 40-58. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37934/STVE.2.1.4058 ISSN ONLINE (2716-6953).

MEMON, S., LAWAL, OM., TARIQ, SA., KHALID, B. 2020. WAVE ENERGY IN THE UK: CURRENT SCOPE, CHALLENGES AND PROGNOSTICATIONS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLAR THERMAL VACUUM ENGINEERING, 2, 1, PP. 58-78. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37934/STVE.2.1.4058 ISSN ONLINE (2716-6953).

KHAN, A., MEMON, S., SATTAR, T. 2018. ANALYSING INTEGRATED RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SMART-GRID SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE VOLTAGE QUALITY AND HARMONIC DISTORTION LOSSES AT ELECTRIC-VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. IEEE ACCESS, 6, PP. 26404-26415, E-ISSN 2169-3536. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2830187

THERMOELECTRICS FOR ENERGY HARVESTING APPLICATIONS

MEMON, S. 2019. ADVANCED THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS FOR ENERGY HARVESTING APPLICATIONS, INTECHOPEN PUBLISHER, LONDON, ISBN: 978-1-78984-529-7, DOI: HTTPS://DX.DOI.ORG/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.77430. AVAILABLE FROM < HTTPS://WWW.INTECHOPEN.COM/BOOKS/ADVANCED-THERMOELECTRIC-MATERIALS-FOR-ENERGY-HARVESTING-APPLICATIONS >

MEMON, S. 2019. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER: INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS FOR ENERGY HARVESTING APPLICATIONS, ADVANCED THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS FOR ENERGY HARVESTING APPLICATIONS, LONDON, DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.89640

BENSAFI, M., AMEUR, H., KAID, N., HOSEINZADEH, S., MEMON, S. 2022. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION WITH CONCENTRATED SOLAR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR IN HOT ARID CLIMATE. ELECTRONICS. 11(12), 1867, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/ELECTRONICS11121867

MEMON, S., MIHRETEAB, M., KATSURA, T., RADWAN, A., ZHANG, S., SERAGELDIN, AA., ABO-ZAHHAD, EM. 2020. EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF PARABOLIC TROUGH MIRROR AS SOLAR THERMAL CONCENTRATOR TO THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLAR THERMAL VACUUM ENGINEERING, 1, 1, PP. 22-38. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37934/STVE.1.1.2238 ISSN ONLINE (2716-6953).

MEMON, S., TAHIR, KN. 2018. EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL SIMULATION ANALYSES ON THE ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE OF THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR MODULES FOR DIRECT AND CONCENTRATED QUARTZ-HALOGEN HEAT HARVESTING. ENERGIES, 11(12), P. 3315.  DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3390/EN11123315

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY

UL-DURAR, S., AWAN, U., VARMA, A., MEMON, S., MENTION, A-L. 2023. INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND ORIENTATION DYNAMICS FOR ORGANIZATION TRANSITION FROM ECO-INNOVATION TO CIRCULAR ECONOMY. JOURNAL OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT. EMERALD. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1108/JKM-05-2022-0424

Published in the World's Top 10 Journals (Selected Recent Articles)

2024

Radwan, A., Abo-Zahhad, E.M., El-Sharkawy, I.I., Said, Z., Abdelrehim, O., Memon, S., Cheng, P. and Soliman, A.S., 2024. Thermal analysis of a bifacial vacuum-based solar thermal collector. Energy, 294, p.130748., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.130748

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544224005206

Facts: World’s Top 5th Journal in the subject area “Engineering” and subject category “Building and Construction”, according to Scimago, at Quartile=Q1; Impact Factor = 9

2023

Makeen, P., Ghali, H., Memon, S., Duan, F. 2023. Smart Techno-Economic Operation of Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Egypt. Energy, 264, 126151, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.126151

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544222030377

Facts: World’s Top 5th Journal in the subject area “Engineering” and subject category “Building and Construction”, according to Scimago, at Quartile=Q1; Impact Factor = 9

2022

Gilani, H. A., Hoseinzadeh, S., Esmaeilion, F., Memon, S., Ahmadi, A., Assad, M. E. H. 2022. Solar thermal ORC-VFR system employed in subtropical Mediterranean climatic building. Energy. 250, 123819, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123819

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544222007228

Facts: World’s Top 5th Journal in the subject area “Engineering” and subject category “Building and Construction”, according to Scimago, at Quartile=Q1; Impact Factor = 9

Makeen, P., Ghali, H., Memon, S., Duan, F. 2022. Impacts of Electric Vehicle Fast Charging under Dynamic Temperature and Humidity: Experimental and Theoretically Validated Model Analyses. Energy, 261, Part B, 125335, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125335

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544222022198

Facts: World’s Top 5th Journal in the subject area “Engineering” and subject category “Building and Construction”, according to Scimago, at Quartile=Q1; Impact Factor = 9

2021

Abo-Zahhad, E. M., Ookawara, S., Radwan, A., Memon, S., El-Kady, M. F., El-Shazly, A. H. 2021. Flow Boiling in a Four-compartment Heat Sink for High Heat Flux Cooling: A Parametric Study, Energy Conversion and Management, 230, 113778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113778

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0196890420313017

Facts: World’s Top 8th Journal in the subject area “Energy” and subject category “Energy Engineering and Power Technology”, according to Scimago, Quartile=Q1; Impact Factor= 11.533  

2020

Radwan, A., Katsura, T., Memon, S., Serageldin, AA., Nakamura, M., Nagano, K. 2020.  Thermal and Electrical Performances of Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic Glazing Integrated with Translucent Vacuum Insulation Panel and Vacuum Glazing, Energy Conversion and Management, 215, 112920. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.112920. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890420304581

Facts: World’s Top 8th Journal in the subject area “Energy” and subject category “Energy Engineering and Power Technology”, according to Scimago, Quartile=Q1; Impact Factor= 11.533  

Memon, S., Eames, P.C. 2020. Design and development of lead-free glass-metallic vacuum materials for the construction and thermal performance of smart fusion edge-sealed vacuum glazing, Energy and Buildings. 227, 110430, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110430

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778820324452

Facts: World’s Top 9th Journal in the subject area “Engineering” and subject category “Building and Construction”, according to Scimago, at Quartile=Q1; Impact Factor= 6.7.

Full List of Research Publications

Research Area Keywords and Interests

  • Solar Thermal

    • Hybrid PV Solar Thermal Collector
    • Hybrid Vacuum PV Solar Thermal Collector
    • Solar Thermal Driven ORC Heat Pump
    • Thermophysics of Office Buildings
    • Optical Location of Solar Thermal Collectors in Residential Buildings
    • Scope of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Technologies in hot arid climate
    • Heat Transfer of functional graded cylindrical material under axial heat flux
    • Thermosyphon Heat Pipe Vacuum Tube Solar Collector using various Nanofluids
     

    Vacuum Insulation for Net Zero Energy Building

    • Fusion Edge Sealed Vacuum Glazing (FVG)
    • Triple Vacuum Glazing (TVG)
    • Translucent Vacuum Insulation Panel (TVIP)
    • Hybrid Transparent PV with VG and TVIP
    • Switchable Vacuum Glazing (SVG)
    • Semi-Transparent PV-PDLC Vacuum Quadruple Glazing
    • Air Vacuum Layered Triple Glazed Window
    • Sliding Window with Vacuum Insulation, PV and Phase Change Material
    • Smart Intelligent Windows with IoT
    • COVID-secure Stadium with Electrochromic Triple-Vacuum-Glazing
    • Electrochromic argon gas-filled smart windows
     

    Solar Energy Materials & Thin Films

    • Lead-free glass metallic vacuum materials
    • Solder Glass by laser welding
    • Applied Electrochromic, Thermochromic and Photochromic Films
    • Laser Sealing for Vacuum Plate Glass
    • Applied Quantum dot & Organic Solar Cells
    • Aluminium Thin Films
    • Argon Ion Implanted Tantalum Thin Films
    • Neutron Shielding Vacuum Multiple Glass
    • Microstructural variations in Carbon Steel by applied heat treatments, natural frequencies and damping coefficients

     

Thermoelectrics for Energy Harvesting Applications

  • Parabolic Concentrator to Thermoelectrics
  • Magneto-Thermoelectrics Generator for Waste Heat Energy Harvesting
  • Thermoelectric Generator modules for Direct and Concentrated Quartz-Halogen Heat Harvesting.
  • Waste-Heat-Energy-Storage with Phase-Change-Material and Conversion with Thermoelectric System Investigating
  • Vacuum Thermoelectrics 
  • Thermoelectric Generators on CSP Systems
 

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Systems

  • AC/DC/AC Converters in Renewable Power System
  • Heat Sink for High Heat Flux Cooling for Microelectronic Devices
  • Water Flow Cooling of PV System in Hot-Arid Climate
  • Thermo-Economic Analyses of Liquefied Natural Gas on CO2 ORC
  • Smart City Development with IoT, Zero Energy Buildings & Electric Vehicles
  • PV Performance in Hot-arid Climate
  • Wave Energy in the UK
  • Smart IoT Lighting Systems for Buildings
  • Intelligent Monitoring and Preventive Control for Small Scale Wind Energy System 
  • PV system with water flow cooling in hot-arid climate
  • Net Zero Energy Buildings
 

Electric Vehicle & Energy Storage

  • Controllable Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Approach
  • Microgrid AC/DC/AC Back-to-Back Converters in Renewable Power System
  • Smart Green Charging Scheme of Electric Vehicle Stations
  • Utility of Water Cycle Optimization and Non-Linear Programming in Electric
    Vehicles Smart Planning
  • Fast Charging Polymer Lithium -ion battery based on Cuckoo Optimization
    Algorithm (COA)
  • Integrated Renewable Energy and Smart-Grid Systems at Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations

Multidisciplinary Research Scope and Areas of Contributions

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